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Greatest Netball Players of All Time

The greatest netball players of all time — ranked by World Cup titles, Commonwealth Games medals, career records and the influence each athlete had on the game at the international level.

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The greatest netball players of all time — ranked by World Cup titles, Commonwealth Games medals, career records and the influence each athlete had on the game at the international level.

Methodology: World Cup and Commonwealth Games achievement are the primary benchmarks. Players are ranked by their impact at international level across their full career, with secondary weight given to performance in domestic leagues and their influence on netball's growth as a global sport.

Top 10

New Zealander·Netball

Irene van Dyk

South African-born New Zealand goal shooter who amassed 217 combined caps across two nations, becoming the sport's most-capped international

1 World Cup titles · 2 Commonwealth golds

Australian·Netball

Sharelle McMahon

McMahon played for Australia 1997-2011, captained the Diamonds, and led Melbourne Vixens to the 2009 ANZ Championship title.

2 World Cup titles · 2 Commonwealth golds

Australian·Netball

Laura Geitz

Geitz captained the Diamonds to gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won the 2011 World Championship, retiring in 2018 with 71 caps.

2 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

Australian·Netball

Vicki Wilson

Retired Australian international who played 15 years for Australia and later coached the Queensland Firebirds and Fiji national team.

3 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

Australian·Netball

Catherine Cox

Australian international (1997-2013) with 108 caps, captained Australia and led it to the 2011 Constellation Cup.

2 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

New Zealander·Netball

Temepara George

George played 89 tests for New Zealand, was infamously sent off in the 2003 World Championship final, and won that title anyway.

1 World Cup titles · 2 Commonwealth golds

New Zealander·Netball

Laura Langman

Langman overtook Irene van Dyk's cap record in 2018 and captained the Silver Ferns to the 2019 Netball World Cup championship.

1 World Cup titles · 2 Commonwealth golds

New Zealander·Netball

Casey Kopua

Long-serving New Zealand defender and Silver Ferns captain who won the 2019 Netball World Cup and was inducted into the Netball NZ Hall of F

1 World Cup titles · 2 Commonwealth golds

Jamaican·Netball

Jhaniele Fowler

Jamaican goal shooter who has led the Suncorp Super Netball league in goals every season since 2018, setting the single-season scoring recor

101 caps

Australian·Netball

Liz Ellis

Australian goal keeper and former national captain who led the Diamonds to the 2007 World Championship title and captained the Sydney Swifts

3 World Cup titles · 2 Commonwealth golds

11–25

English/British·Netball

Geva Mentor

Mentor won a historic gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and starred across the ANZ Championship, Super Netball and Superleague over a 20+

1 Commonwealth golds · 175 caps

English·Netball

Sonia Mkoloma

A goal defence/keeper who earned 123 caps for England across five World Cups and three Commonwealth Games, later becoming a national assista

123 caps

South African·Netball

Karla Pretorius

South African defender and Sunshine Coast Lightning stalwart who was named Player of the Tournament at the 2019 Netball World Cup.

100 caps

Malawian·Netball

Mary Waya

Waya played over 200 internationals for Malawi across two World Championships, three Commonwealth Games and two World Series, later becoming

200 caps

South African·Netball

Bongiwe Msomi

Msomi made 171 appearances for South Africa between 2011-2023, captaining the team from 2016 and playing at four Netball World Cups.

171 caps

Jamaican·Netball

Romelda Aiken-George

Jamaican goal shooter who spent 18 seasons in Australia's top domestic league, breaking Catherine Cox's all-time appearance record in May 20

80 caps

New Zealander·Netball

Grace Nweke

New Zealand goal shooter who set an ANZ Premiership scoring record in 2021 and was named Silver Ferns Player of the Year in 2022.

35 caps

Jamaican·Netball

Shamera Sterling

Jamaican defender who led the Adelaide Thunderbirds to the 2023 Super Netball premiership and was named league Player of the Year the same s

70 caps

Ugandan·Netball

Peace Proscovia

Ugandan goal shooter and national captain who led Uganda to the 2017 African Netball Championship title and played professionally in England

90 caps

Australian·Netball

Caitlin Bassett

Bassett captained Australia 2017-2021 and won two Netball World Cup titles across a career spanning 2008 to 2022.

2 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

Australian·Netball

Anne Sargeant

Played for Australia 1978-1988 and captained the national team for six years before becoming a prominent netball broadcaster and columnist.

2 World Cup titles · 52 caps

New Zealander·Netball

Waimarama Taumaunu

Silver Ferns player 1981-1991 and captain in her final three seasons, part of the team that won the 1987 World Championships; later became S

1 World Cup titles · 77 caps

New Zealander·Netball

Tania Dalton

A Silver Ferns shooter from 1996-2007 who won the 2003 Netball World Championships and later became a prominent television commentator until

1 World Cup titles · 12 caps

New Zealander·Netball

Leana de Bruin

Played 34 Tests for South Africa before moving to NZ in 2000; went on to earn 104 Test caps for the Silver Ferns (2003-2016), for a combined

2 Commonwealth golds · 138 caps

English·Netball

Ama Agbeze

Former England netball captain who led the Roses to a shock gold-medal win over Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

1 Commonwealth golds · 100 caps

26–50

English·Netball

Pamela Cookey

A goal attack who played for England from 2004-2015 and captained the national team, also playing professionally in New Zealand's ANZ Champi

114 caps

English·Netball

Tracey Neville

A former England international who later coached Manchester Thunder to two Superleague titles and led England to Commonwealth gold in 2018 a

81 caps

English·Netball

Jade Clarke

A midcourt defender who debuted for England in 2003 and became the country's most-capped netball player, reaching 200 caps in 2023.

1 Commonwealth golds · 200 caps

Australian·Netball

Natalie von Bertouch

Australia international (2004-2012, 76 caps) who captained the Diamonds to gold at the 2011 World Netball Championships and led Adelaide Thu

2 World Cup titles · 76 caps

New Zealander·Netball

Bernice Mene

Silver Ferns defender who captained New Zealand and led Southern Sting to domestic dominance in the early 2000s.

76 caps

Australian·Netball

Julie Corletto

Australian defender who won three World Cup golds with the Diamonds while playing knee/foot injuries in 2015.

3 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

English·Netball

Serena Guthrie

English midcourter who captained the Roses and won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2017 Fast5 World Series.

1 Commonwealth golds · 110 caps

English·Netball

Helen Housby

English shooter who won a last-second gold-medal goal for England against Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

1 Commonwealth golds · 111 caps

Australian·Netball

Jamie-Lee Price

Australian netballer who rose from the New Zealand ANZ Championship to win a World Cup gold medal with the Diamonds in 2023.

1 World Cup titles · 63 caps

Australian·Netball

Liz Watson

Australian midcourter and former Diamonds captain who won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2023 World Cup.

1 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

Australian·Netball

Sharni Layton

A hard-hitting defender who captained the Australian Diamonds in 2017 and won two Netball World Cup titles before transitioning to AFL Women

2 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

English·Netball

Eboni Usoro-Brown

English defender who captained Team Bath and helped England win a historic Commonwealth Games netball gold in 2018.

1 Commonwealth golds · 117 caps

Australian·Netball

Kim Green

A midcourter who represented Australia 74 times, won two Netball World Cup titles, and later captained the Giants Netball franchise.

2 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

Australian·Netball

Susan Pettitt

A prolific shooter who won World Championship gold in 2007 and became the most-capped player in NSW Swifts history across a 12-year career.

1 World Cup titles · 71 caps

English·Netball

Karen Atkinson

England netball player (1997-2011) turned coach, three-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist.

90 caps

New Zealander·Netball

Anna Stanley

New Zealand netballer and later commentator who led the Silver Ferns to gold at the 2003 World Championships in Jamaica.

1 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

New Zealander·Netball

Ameliaranne Ekenasio

Australian-born shooter who switched to New Zealand, captained the Silver Ferns, and starred in their 2019 World Cup triumph.

1 World Cup titles · 79 caps

Australian·Netball

Natalie Medhurst

A versatile shooter who represented Australia in 86 Tests, winning three Netball World Cup titles across a decade-long international career.

3 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

English·Netball

Jo Harten

English international shooter who played over a decade for England, captained Giants Netball, and retired from club netball in 2025.

1 Commonwealth golds · 117 caps

Australian·Netball

Erin Bell

Retired Australian netballer who became the first player to win three ANZ Championship premierships, with NSW Swifts (2008) and Adelaide Thu

2 World Cup titles · 25 caps

Australian·Netball

Bianca Chatfield

A defender who captained the Melbourne Vixens for eight seasons and won World Championship gold and Commonwealth Games gold with Australia.

1 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

New Zealander·Netball

Adine Wilson

New Zealand international and captain who led the Silver Ferns to Commonwealth and World Championship titles in the mid-2000s.

2 World Cup titles · 1 Commonwealth golds

Trinidadian·Netball

Rhonda John-Davis

Trinidad and Tobago captain and record-holder who played at six Netball World Cups between 1999 and 2019.

171 caps

Welsh·Netball

Suzy Drane

Welsh defender who captained Wales at three World Cups and three Commonwealth Games, becoming the nation's most-capped player.

125 caps

Zimbabwean·Netball

Felisitus Kwangwa

Zimbabwean defender and national captain who led the Gems to their first-ever Netball World Cup appearance and became the first Zimbabwean t

45 caps